CURRENT MISSION

To expand my horizons and make a difference on the ground level

ABOUT ME

After living my teenage years at home, I decided enough was enough and went to a poly technic school in southern Norway, where I learned a lot about myself and more importantly, how to kayak. I then became a raft guide in Norway and worked as an outdoor activity and raft- guide, where i spent all my time kayaking. I moved to New Zealand (after a short stop in Berlin) to continue my raft guiding, but decided on arrival that i'd rather spend my time kayaking (big surprise). So for the next 7 months I kayaked and worked as a baker and cook at a local cafe/ restaurant, and absolutely loved every moment. I have been traveling since, but find myself at home right now to recharge and say hi.
My life however is not all about kayaking and the outdoors, I love love love music and can talk about music for hours. I love reading, mostly non-fiction, but I read anything I can get my hands on pretty much. I love going out on the town and dancing.

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe Diem - Seize the day
Karma - what goes around comes around

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have heard about CS for quite some time now, and since i have been traveling for the last year I have heard a lot of positive stories from people who have tried CS. I think its a great way to meet new people in a safe environment and makes traveling so much easier and more fun.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have tried couch-surfing once and it was such a positive experience and defiantly made my trip! I got to see things a tourist would never see and learned so much more about the culture and the people.

I have hosted a few people so far and absolutely love it! I love hearing the stories and getting to know new people.

Interests

The outdoors - hiking, camping, mountain biking, swimming, climbing, diving
White water kayaking
Music
Books
Art - I love going to art fares and exhibits and i love to draw
I love obscure movies at small movie theaters with sticky floors

• arts
• culture
• books
• dancing
• environment
• cooking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music (lately): Cold war kids, The yeah yeah yeahs, Aretha Franklin, The strokes, AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Fat Freddys Drop, Red hot Chili peppers (before 2006) LCD Soundsystem, The Hives,The Mars Volta, The Velvet underground, Led Zeppelin.. I could go on forever

Movies: The boat that rocked, Away we go, High Fidelity, The school of rock, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Realm, Rome

Books: Scar tissue, Cash, The sum of all fears, The Bhuddist book of living and dying, A thousand Splendid Suns, +++

Teach, Learn, Share

I have learned a lot from my travels about people around me and myself. I also have a lot of knowledge about outdoorsy types of stuff and music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Fiji, Germany, India

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, Norway, United States